Exclusive Interview with CREtech London Speaker, Simon Henzell-Thomas
NEW! CREtech London 2024
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15m
Simon Henzell-Thomas, Global Director of Climate and Nature at Ingka Group (IKEA's franchisee), discusses the sustainability goals and initiatives of IKEA and Ingka Group. He emphasizes the importance of businesses having a positive impact on the planet, people, and financials. Simon also highlights the need for sustainability professionals to understand both the business and sustainability aspects. He shares IKEA's ambition to be climate-positive and people and planet-positive by 2030, and the challenges and opportunities they face in achieving these goals. Simon encourages the real estate and tech sectors to prioritize ESG, climate, and nature in order to stay on the right side of the transition to a sustainable economy.
Takeaways:
- Businesses can have a positive impact on the planet, people, and financials through sustainability.
- Sustainability professionals should understand both the business and sustainability aspects.
- IKEA and Ingka Group aim to be climate-positive and people and planet positive by 2030.
- The real estate and tech sectors should prioritize ESG, climate, and nature to stay on the right side of the transition to a sustainable economy.
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